Overcoming Expectations to Win In an astonishing upset in this year’s US Open, No. 43 ranked Roberta Vinci defeated No. 1 Serena Williams in the Semifinals. Although the victory seemed to be something as of a miracle to those viewing, sports psychology suggests a greater reason behind the
Mental Toughness to Beat Stronger Opponents When athletes perform without expectations, they can do amazing things… Like beat the number one tennis player in the world! In a dramatic upset this past week, No. 1 ranked Serena Williams was defeated by Roberta Vinci, ranked number 43 in the
“I’m not as talented as…” “He is so much better than me.” “I will never be able to beat her.” Have you ever had one of these thoughts about your ability? Do you sometimes feel at a disadvantage because other tennis players have much more talent than you?
How to Become More Confident in Matches In this week’s tennis psychology podcast, mental game of tennis expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews David Sammel, author of “Locker Room Power.” Dr. Cohn and Sammel talk about: Locker room power and how to be more confident in matches. Listen to this
Overcoming External Challenges Tennis is a sport of many challenges: In order to play optimally in tennis matches, you must face challenges head on. Yet, many tennis players say: “I tend to back down during hard practices, close matches, important tournaments, and against skilled opponents. How can I
Improving Your Tennis Mindset Remember when you first started playing competitive tennis? In the beginning you weren’t very skilled and there were plenty of other players better than you. But that didn’t bother you… every match you played, you fought tooth and nail to win each point. The